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sack

 
 
/sæk/ noun

Translation

[C] a large bag made of paper, plastic, or cloth and used to carry or store things
çuval, büyük torba
1311
the sack UK When someone gets the sack or is given the sack, they are told to leave their job.
kov(ul)ma, işten at(ıl)ma, çıkar(ıl)ma
He got the sack from his last job.1438
(Definition of sack noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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